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May 20 2013 12:42 PM ET

Jay Pharoah tweets that Jason Sudeikis is leaving 'Saturday Night Live'

by Erin Strecker

Tags: Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Jay Pharoah, Saturday Night Live

Image Credit: NBC

Saturday Night Live might need to find a new Devil for next season.

After Saturday Night Live‘s finale publicly bid farewell to both Bill Hader and Fred Armisen, some fans thought that meant Jason Sudeikis would in fact be returning. But according to a since-deleted tweet from cast member Jay Pharoah, that might not be the case. “Hader, Armisen & Sudekis the talent of those three and just them as people in general will be missed but we will be strong and carry on..” Pharoah wrote yesterday (captured by Splitsider) before deleting the message.

A rep for Saturday Night Live and Sudeikis did not immediately return EW’s request for comment.

Sep 17 2012 01:13 PM ET

Armisen vs. Pharoah: Which 'SNL' President Obama do you prefer? POLL

by Erin Strecker

Tags: Barack Obama, Election 2012, Fred Armisen, Jay Pharoah, Saturday Night Live

Image Credit: Dana Edelson/NBC

Which Barack Obama has got your vote?

As EW previously reported, there was a shift for commander-in-chief Saturday on Saturday Night Live as Jay Pharoah made his debut as President Obama with an introduction (“Who’d want his job?”) by former Obama Fred Armisen.

As many have remarked, Obama’s no Bill Clinton or Sarah Palin – he’s not the easiest guy to impersonate. But with a skilled impressionist in the cast, many wondered how long we would have to wait for Pharoah (whose Obama impression from his stand-up already had quite a few fans) to tackle SNL‘s buzziest role.

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Sep 12 2012 06:25 PM ET

Lorne Michaels: Jay Pharoah to take over Obama job on 'SNL'

by Denise Warner

Tags: Fred Armisen, Jay Pharoah, Lorne Michaels, Politics, Saturday Night Live, SNL

Image Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images

His name is Jay Pharoah, and we bet he approves this message.

In an interview with The New York Times, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels said that Pharoah would play President Obama on the show, stepping in for Fred Armisen, who has impersonated the President since 2008.

“Jay has been doing Obama in his act this summer, and Jay is coming into his own,” Michaels said. “I just thought it might be time to shake it up.”

In presidential skits, Pharoah will surely face off against Jason Sudeikis — who returns to his Mitt Romney duties this season. Michaels added in the Times article that Armisen would still be a major player on the show, calling him “the backbone of the show now.”

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